A zoo in China has come under fire after it was found to be charging its visitors to see “pets” that are actually just dogs painted black and white.
Taizhou Zoo, in the eastern Chinese coastal province of Jiangsu, unveiled a new exhibit of “panda dogs” in early May. Visitors were charged 20 yuan (about 3 euros) to see the new attraction.
But those who traveled to the zoo claimed the animals were actually chow chows, a breed of dog known for its thick fur from northern China, and said the dogs had been painted black and white to look like pandas.
According to Chinese state media The Global Times, the lawyers said that “visitors will inevitably feel disappointed and deceived when they discover the truth” about the exhibit.
A zoo worker denied accusations of false advertising, telling the agency: “It’s just a new exhibit that we’re offering to visitors.
“We don’t charge extra. The wording that characterizes chow chow dogs is correct and describes exactly what they are, so we are not deceiving our visitors.”
A zoo spokesman also defended the panda exhibit, adding: “People dye their hair too. Natural dye can be used on dogs if they have long hair. There are not always bears in the zoo and therefore we wanted to make this exhibit.”
This is not the first time that a Chinese zoo seems to be trying to trick visitors with this trick.
In 2010, in neighboring Henan province, a park in the city of Zhengzhou bought four painted chow chows and a golden retriever, painted to look like a tiger, in an attempt to attract visitors.
And last year, Hangzhou Zoo, south of Jiangsu, was forced to deny claims that some of its bears were humans in uniform.
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